Retail Locations Closing

1. Sears

The department store that used to carry everything is closing many of its doors this year. By early September, 62 Sears stores will be closing forever.

The company determined that the stores were unprofitable in late May and made the decision to close them. The Auto Centers associated with these stores will also be closing, with the exception of the Trot, Michigan Diehard Auto Center.

Some of the original stores scheduled for closing were removed from the list. Those stores are being further evaluated to determine if they can stay open.

2. Kmart

Kmart is owned by the Sears Holding company. When the Sears stores were closing, the company also announced Kmart closures.

The 16 stores on this list will be completely closed by September 2018.

3180 Highway 2 West, Havre, MT

910 North China Lake Blvd, Ridgecrest, CA

9881 W 58Th Avenue, Arvada, CO

5400 E Busch Blvd, Tampa, FL

4303 Nawiliwili Road, Lihue, HI

2535 Hubbell Avenue, Des Moines, IA

5909 E State Street, Rockford, IL

4070 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, LA

215 North Central Avenue, Duluth, MN

24 34 Barbour Avenue, Passaic / Clifton, NJ

2100 Carlisle Avenue, Albuquerque, NM

1000 Montauk Highway, West Babylon, NY

25301 Rockaway Blvd, Rosedale, NY

12350 N E Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR

1072 Mountain Laurel Plaza, Latrobe, PA

5000 San Dario, Laredo, TX

3. Brookstone

Brookstone is a popular mall retailer that is being forced to close over 100 of its mall stores this year according to CNBC. After the closings, you will no longer be able to find a physical Brookstone location, unless you are in an airport.

The CEO of Brookstone, PiauPhang Foo, made the announcement earlier this summer. Although the physical mall stores are closing, the company will still be selling quirky products through their online platform and airport stores.

4. The Fresh Market

According to Business Insider, 15 of the 150+ locations will be closing soon. The company has been suffering from the increased competitive pressure from Whole Foods since it was bought by Amazon earlier this year.

Snellville, GA

North Druid Hills, GA

Peoria, IL

Normal, IL

Glen Ellyn, IL

Lincolnshire, IL

Fishers, IN

Louisville, KY

North Charlotte, NC

Bedford, NH

Hendersonville, TN

Winchester, VA

Charlottesville, VA

Brookfield, WI

Fox Point, WI

5. H&R Block

Over 400 locations of this tax service provider will be closing this year. The locations represent 4% of the approximately 10,000 locations around the country.

The closures mark a shift towards more usage of their online tax services as the company strives to be relevant to its consumers.

6. J Crew

The trendy clothing company has announced that it will close 20 stores by the end of 2018. The complete list of stores has not yet been announced.

7. Subway

500 Subways will be closing this year according to Bloomberg. Last year over 800 locations were closed. Even with this huge drop in physical locations, the fast-food chain still has approximately 25,000 stores open today.

The brand is attempting to build its business in other ways.

8. Kroger

14 Kroger locations will be closing their doors in North Carolina this year. The closures are happening due to an oversaturated market in the Raleigh-Durham area for grocery stores.

Eight of these stores will be bought by Harris Teeter.

9. Best Buy

You may or may not remember that Best Buy opened 250 smaller stores in malls around the country. The idea was to attract a new kind of shopper, but the experiment has failed. All of these smaller stores were closed in May of 2018.

10. Bon Ton

The classic department store closed its doors across the country earlier this summer. Bon Ton announced its bankruptcy in April 2018, before the stores began to close. The last of the stores will close on August 21st. That equates to a total of 256 store closings throughout 23 states.

It appears that online operations will continue to run, at least until they are able to liquidate everything.

11. Lord & Taylor

10 of the 50 retail locations will be closing soon according to USA Today. The closing includes its Fifth Avenue location.

The closing a huge blow to America’s oldest department store. However, the company is planning to increase its focus on digital sales and an increasingly optimized store layout to improve its profits.

12. Abercrombie & Fitch

The teen clothing company is continuing to close stores in 2018. Last year the company closed almost 40 stores, this year Abercrombie & Fitch will be closing 60 more. It has not been announced which stores will be closing or if the stores will be Hollister or Abercrombie & Fitch.

13. Foot Locker

110 Foot Locker stores will be closing this year. The closing stores are all underperforming stores that cannot cope with the lack of foot traffic in malls.

It is unclear if the closing Foot Lockers are all the traditional Foot Locker branded stores, or if the closings will include Lady Foot Locker and Kids Foot Locker as well. The company did not post a list of the closing stores, but you will find out soon.

14. Chipotle

The favorite Mexican food chain is closing its doors around the country. The company announced that it would be closing up to 65 stores earlier this year. Chipotle did not release a list of the stores affected, but you find out soon if your local restaurant is closing or not.

15. Starbucks

The café chain will be closing approximately 150 company-operated stores in 2019. Although many stores will be closing, apparently there will also be new stores opening up.

It appears that the company is attempting to spread its reach into underdeveloped markets, instead of focusing on the saturated ones.

16. GNC

The health store that is known for offering every possible vitamin combination and health supplement imaginable is planning to close 200 stores in 2018.

The goal to close these 200 stores may be affected by lease negotiations and relocation abilities.

17. J. C. Penney

Sears is not the only department store in trouble. J. C. Penney is closing 8 stores in 2018 after more than 140 stores were closed in 2017. In addition to the 8 stores, the company will also be closing a distribution center.

Over 1,000 employees will be affected by these store closures. Over 650 jobs will be lost with the closing of the distribution center and over 450 employees will be affected by the 8 store closings across the nation.

The stores were scheduled to close in May, so you may already know that your store has closed. If you aren’t sure, then here is the list of affected stores:

Hampton Village Plaza, St. Louis, MO

Garden State Plaza, Paramus, NJ

Sandburg Mall, Galesburg, IL

Viking Plaza, Alexandria, MN

Washington Park Mall, Bartlesville, OK

Cascade Mall, Burlington, WA

Calexico Store, Calexico, CA

Know Village Square, Mt. Vernon, OH

The distribution center was closed in Wisconsin earlier this summer.

Even with these closures, J. C. Penney still has over 850 stores operating across the nation.

18. Teavana

The closing of Teavana stores is a devastating blow to tea drinkers everywhere. I am a tea drinker and I loved this store, but every single location of Teavana will be closed soon.

You may remember that Starbucks bought the brand several years ago. Starbucks attempted to improve its sales and brand, but apparently, it was not working well enough. So Starbucks has decided to close all Teavana stores.

That is 379 locations across the country. The closings will be starting this year and wrapping up soon. If your store happens to be open, visit one last time before it is gone!

19. Macy’s

The familiar department store will be closing 11 stores this year. The 11 stores are part of a closing plan that was announced in 2016. The company has been following those announced plans to close about 100 stores nationwide.

In addition to these 11 stores, Macy’s plans to close 19 more stores in the next year or so as leases and agreements expire.

The 11 closed stores were closed in early 2018. You can find the list of closed stores below.

Laguna Hills Mall, Laguna Hills, CA

Novato (furniture), Novato, CA

Westdie Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA

Stonestown Galeria, San Fransico, CA

Miami (Downtown), Miami, FL

The Oaks, Gainesville, FL

Magic Valley Mall, Twin Falls, ID

Honey Creek Mall, Terre Haute, IN

Fountain Place, Cincinnati, OH

Burlington Town Center, Burlington, VT

Birchwood Mall, Fort Gratiot Township, MU

20. Ascena Retail Group

Ascena Retail Group announced that it would be closing 268 stores will be closed by the end of the summer. The total number for the “fleet optimization program” was 667. Of the 667, 268 are officially closing and the other 399 stores may close if they cannot obtain rent concessions. It is likely that some of these 399 stores will close because not all landlords are able or willing to give concessions.

The Asenca Retail Group is behind many brands including Dressbarn, Catherines, Ann Taylor, LOFT, Lou & Grey, Lane Bryant, Justice, and Maurices. Any of these brands may be on the closings list, but the company has not yet announced which store would be closed.

Gap and Banana Republic

Gap is planning to close 200 stores under the brands Gap and Banana Republic, but they will be opening 270 stores under the brands Old Navy and Athleta.

Although it is a net gain of store openings for the company, you may be losing a Gap or Banana Republic near you. The company has not provided a list of closing stores, but keep an eye out of clearance sales in your area.

21. Michael Kors

The luxury brand will be closing 100 to 125 stores over the next two years. The plan was announced in 2017, but the company has not provided a list of closing stores. You may want to watch for these clearance sales, discounts at this store could be huge!

22. Sam’s Club

The bulk warehouse club is closing 63 locations across the country, according to Business Insider. The closings happened with almost no outside indication that the stores were in trouble, but either way, they are closing for good.

12 of the closing stores will be converted into e-commerence fulfillment centers. The stores were scheduled to close earlier this year. Here is a compiled list of closed locations:

8801 Old Seward Hwy, Anchorage, AK 99515

1074 N Muldoon Rd, Anchorage, AK 99504

48 College Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99701

3900 Grants Mill Rd, Irondale, AL 35210

2425 E Florence Blvd, Casa Grande, AZ 85194

5757 E State Route 69, Prescott Valley, AZ 86314

1375 S Arizona Ave, Chandler, AZ 85286

15255 N Northsight Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85260

3360 El Camino Ave, Sacramento, CA 95821

17835 Gale Ave, City of Industry, CA 91748

12540 Beach Blvd, Stanton, CA 90680

12920 Foothill Blvd, Sylmar, CA 91342

69 Pavilions Dr, Manchester, CT 06042

2 Boston Post Rd, Orange, CT 06477

355 FL-436, Fern Park, FL 32730

7233 N Seacrest Blvd, Lantana, FL 33462

5135 S Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 33611

2994 Turner Hill Rd, Lithonia, GA 30038

501 N Randall Rd, Batavia, IL 60510

21430 S Cicero Ave, Matteson, IL 60443

6600 44th Ave, Moline, IL 61265

808 S Illinois Rte 59, Naperville, IL 60540

900 S Barrington Rd, Streamwood, IL 60107

1055 McHenry Rd, Wheeling, IL 60090

460 S Weber Rd, Romeoville, IL 60446

3015 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46268

10859 E Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46229

4024 Elkhart Rd #1, Goshen, IN 46526

9598 Cortana Pl, Baton Rouge, LA 70815

9750 Reisterstown Rd, Owings Mills, MD 21117

1 Tobias Boland Way, Worcester, MA 01607

340 E. Edgewood Boulevard, Lansing, MI 48911

32625 Northwestern Hwy, Farmington Hills, MI 48334

3745 Louisiana Ave S, St Louis Park, MN 55426

2800 27th Ave S, Moorhead, MN 56560

11 Batchelder Rd, Seabrook, NH 03874

81 International Dr S, Budd Lake, NJ 07828

1900 E Linden Ave, Linden, NJ 07036

301 Nassau Park Boulevard, Princeton, NJ 08540

2649 Erie Blvd E, Syracuse, NY 13224

720 Fairmount Ave, Jamestown, NY 14701

700 Elmridge Center Dr, Rochester, NY 14626

1600 Marketplace Dr, Rochester, NY 14623

5085 Dawn Dr, Lumberton, NC 28360

1101 Shiloh Glenn Dr, Morrisville, NC 27560

4825 Marburg Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45209

9570 Fields Ertel Rd, Loveland, OH 45140

1145 Carr 2, Bo Florida Afuera, Barceloneta, 00617, Puerto Rico

Carr 830, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, 00957

Carr 3 Km 82 Bo Junquitos, Humacao, 00741, Puerto Rico

615 Old Hickory Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209

1805 Getwell Rd, Memphis, TN 38111

1615 S Loop W, Houston, TX 77054

13331 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77077

22296 Market Place Dr, New Caney, TX 77357

12919 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, TX 78216

741 E Little Creek Rd, Norfolk, VA 23518

4571 S Laburnum Ave, Richmond, VA 23231

901 S Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057

1101 Outlet Collection Way, Auburn, WA 98001

13550 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133

7050 Watts Rd, Madison, WI 53719

1540 S 108th St, West Allis, WI 53214

Even with the closures, Sam’s Club boasts of 597 locations nationwide.

Wrap Up

Times are difficult for retailers across the country. You may have to watch your favorite stores close, but at least try to capitalize on the clearance sales the accompany any store closing.

Is your favorite retailer on the list? Do you know of other retail stores closing?